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Family Vireonidae — The Vireos. 



Six species of Yireos occur in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Of 

 these the Red-eyed, White-eyed, Warbling and Yellow-throated 

 breed, the last two being rarer and more local, while the Solitary 

 and Philadelphia Vireos are migrants, the latter very rare. 



277. Vireo olivaceus (Lixx.). Red-eyed Vireo. 



Breeding Range — Eastern N. A. to Hudson Ray. 



WiNTEit DiSTKiBCTiox — Tlirougli Mexico and Central America to- 

 northern S. A. 



Abundant summer resident, April 30-October 10. One of the 

 most generally distributed of our woodland birds, and a persistent 

 sonsster. 



278, Vireo xyhiladelphicus {Ca.?,s,.). Philadelphia Vireo. 



Breeding Range — Cliiefly north of the U. S., except in northern New 



Enghmd and New York. 

 Winter Distribction — Central America. 



A very rare migrant. Besides the type specimen which was se- 

 cured by Mr. Cassin near Philadelphia, September, 1842, the fol- 

 lowing specimens have been taken in this vicinity : 



Princeton, N. J., Sept. 21, 1876, W. E. D. Scott (^B.'N. 0. C, 1881). 



" '• " 28, 1876, " " 



Frankford, Phik., Pa., Sept., 1878, W. L. Collins {B. N. 0. C, 1879). 



" " " 19, 1879, Dr. Spencer Trotter (^. a: 0. C, 1879). 



Chestnut Hill, Phila.. Pa., Sept. 11, 1880, Dr. W. L. Abbott. 

 Anglesea, N. J., Sept. 21, 1889, H. Wenzel (Coll. P. Laurent). 

 West Chester, Pa., Sept. 30, 1891, Josiah Hoopes. 



" " Oct. 6, " " " 



Germantown, Phila., Pa., Sept. 23, 1893, H. Brown {Coll. W. Stone). 



279. Vireo gilvus {yiE.iLi..). Warbling Vireo. 



Breeding Range — Eastern N. A. to Hudson Bay. 

 Winter Distribution — Eastern Mexico. 



Summer resident. May 5-October 10, but not very abundant or 

 uniformly distributed. Most common along the larger river valleys. 



